All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1061
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Filming underway on Farrelly's Untitled Comedy sketch series
Production is underway on Peter Farrelly’s (pictured) Untitled Comedy portmanteau boasting an all-star cast including Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet.
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MarVista boards trio of theatrical titles
MarVista Entertainment has boarded a trio of films and will commence international theatrical sales imminently.
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Kino International tracks down Winnebago Man
Kino International has acquired US rights to Ben Steinbauer’s documentary Winnebago Man and has set a July launch in New York.
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Variance builds slate with Guy And Madeline and After The Cup
Variance Films has picked up all North American theatrical rights to the musical Guy And Madeline On A ParkBench (pictured) and football documentary After The Cup: Sons Of Sakhnin United.
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Music Box chimes to OSS 117 French spy spoof sequel
Music Box Films has acquired all US rights to Michel Hazanavicius’ OSS 117 – Lost In Rio (pictured).
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Shooting begins on Site B, Arable's thriller A Horrible Way To Die
Shooting is underway in Columbia, Missouri, on Los Angeles-based Site B and Missouri-based Arable Entertainment’s debut film A Horrible Way To Die.
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SPWAG takes North American DVD rights to action comedy Transylmania
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) has licensed US and Canadian DVD rights to the vampire action-comedy Transylmania.
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Fox bumps Wall Street 2, eyes possible Cannes berth
Fox top brass are angling for a Cannes berth for Oliver Stone’s Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps after pushing back the release date.
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Global box office surged to $29.9bn record in 2009
Global box office receipts from films released in 2009 jumped 7.6% to a record high of $29.9bn, according to new data from the Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA).
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Gravitas boosts VOD pipeline with Lux Digital deal
Digital entertainment content aggregator and distributor Gravitas Ventures has signed a two-picture deal with Lux Digital Pictures Inc.
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Keren Yedaya’s Jaffa finds US home at Film Movement
Film Movement has taken North American rights to Keren Yedaya’s Hebrew language Jaffa.
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Tribeca unveils world narrative and documentary entries
Tribeca top brass have announced the 24 world narrative and documentary films that will play in competition at the ninth annual event next month, a provocative roster supplemented by several out-of-competition surprises.
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Mehta, Nair, Tellis make list of top South Asian female media executives
Directors Deepa Mehta and Mira Nair and Summit Entertainment’s senior vice-president of international distribution Deborah Tellis are among a list of the most influential South Asian female media and entertainment executives compiled by consultancy Korn/Ferry International.
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happythankyoumoreplease to open 15th Annual Gen Art
Josh Radnor’s Sundance hit happythankyoumoreplease and new IFC acquisition Mercy from Patrick Hoelck bookend the 15th Annual Gen Art Film Festival in New York.
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Kevin Macdonald falls for Tower Hill's whodunit Murder Mystery
Kevin Macdonald will direct the comedic whodunit Murder Mystery from new production and financing company Tower Hill Entertainment.
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IFC boards North American rights to romance Mercy
IFC Films has picked up North American rights to Patrick Hoelck’s feature directorial debut and Gen Art Film Festival closing night film Mercy.
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De Niro to portray American football coach Vince Lombardi
Robert De Niro will play the celebrated American football coach Vince Lombardi in a big screen treatment being lined up by Tribeca Productions.
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Summit tries limited theatrical re-release for The Hurt Locker
Summit Entertainment has mounted a limited theatrical US re-release of The Hurt Locker in the wake of the film’s six-Oscar triumph.
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NeoClassics sets US release for Carion's Farewell
NeoClassics Films has set June 18 for the US release of Christian Carion’s KGB defector drama Farewell.
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Rialto breathes life into 50th anniversary of Godard classic
New York-based Rialto Pictures has acquired US theatrical rights to Jean-Luc Godard’s New Wave classic Breathless in its 50th anniversary year.